Obituaries for April 2012
Obituary
April 3, 2012
G. Emerson Cole
George Emerson Cole, 93, of Pinehurst, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, after a full and active life. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 6, at The Village Chapel, in Pinehurst. A reception will follow in Fellowship ...
Brenda H. Wilkins
Brenda Hayden Wilkins, 68, passed away Monday March 26, 2012, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Southern Pines. Brenda was born June 28, 1943, in Macon, Ga. ...
Irene D. Freeman
Irene Deaton Freeman, 78, of Candor, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living. Phillips Funeral Home, Star.
Mellie N. McNeill
Mellie Needham McNeill, 89, formerly of Mount Zion Church Road, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Randolph Hospital. Phillips Funeral Home, Star.
Gerald L. Porter
Gerald Lipscomb Porter, 87, of Pinehurst, died Monday, April 2, 2012. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.
Joe D. Welch
Joe Doye Welch, 69, of Cameron, formerly of Broadway, died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at his home. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.
Ricky D. Lee Jr.
The Rev. Ricky Darrell Lee, 54, of Elon, died Friday, March 30, 2012, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at McClure Funeral Chapel, in Mebane, with the Rev. D.L. ...
Robert E. Addison
Robert Earl Addison, 60, formerly of Southern Pines, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Grady Memorial Hospital, in Atlanta, Ga.
Rodney H. Becker
Rodney H. Becker, 89, of Seven Lakes, formerly of New Jersey, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Sandhills Memory Care, in Seven Lakes, with his family by his side. A celebration of life will be held from 7 to 8:30 ...
William J. Griswold
William Joseph Griswold, 80, of Southern Pines, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at The Village Chapel, in Pinehurst. Mr. Griswold was born Oct. 4, 1931, in Durham, to ...
Marion M. Myers
Marion Miller Myers, 85, of Pinehurst, passed away Monday, April 2, 2012, after a long battle with lymphoma. A memorial gathering will be held in her honor at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at her home in Pinehurst. She was ...
Joanne R. Vallad
Joanne Richardson Vallad, 62, of Vass, passed away peacefully Tuesday April 3, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 6, at Open Arms Baptist Church, with the Rev. John ...
Robert S. Campbell
Robert S. Campbell, 85, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at St. Joseph of the Pines. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.
Virlin G. Deaton
Virlin George Deaton, 65, of Seagrove, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Randolph Hospital, in Asheboro. Joyce-Brady Chapel, Bennett.
Marilyn M. Mace
Marilyn McRae Mace, of Capital Heights, Md., formerly of West End, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at her residence. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.
Earleen P. Morgan Jr.
Earleen Parsons Morgan, 94, of Candor, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Phillips Funeral Home, Star.
Dulce Maria Delrefugio Gallardo Soto
Dulce Maria Delrefugio Gallardo Soto, age 4 months, of Cameron, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at her home. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.
Catherine Briggs Hearne
Catherine Briggs Hearne, 81, of Carthage, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, with the by the Rev. ...
Marilyn McRae
Marilyn McRae, 52, of Capitol Heights, Md., formerly of West End, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at her home. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, in West End. Burial will ...
Andrew E. Regensburg
Andrew E. Regensburg, 75, of Pinehurst, passed away Friday, March 30, 2012. Andrew Ervin Regensburg was born April 27, 1936, in New York City, the place he vowed never to leave. Born to Irvin A. Regensburg of the E. Regensburg ...
Kathleen Ann Slazas
Kathleen Ann Slazas, 49, of Vass, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012, at her home, with her family by her side. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at Boles Funeral Home, in Seven Lakes, with ...
Robert Thomas Van Vliet
Robert Thomas Van Vliet, 86, of Southern Pines, died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at the Heartland Village Memory Care Community. He was born on March 9, 1926, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to Thomas Aloysius and Lillian May Wesley Van Vliet. A ...
A. Joseph Cappelletti, M.D.
A. Joseph Cappelletti, M.D., 90, of Pinehurst, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012, with his beloved family in attendance. Celebratory Masses will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Sacred Heart Church, 300 Dundee Road, Pinehurst, and at ...
Gerald Lipscomb Porter
Gerald Lipscomb Porter, 87, of Pinehurst, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at Brownson Presbyterian Church, in Southern Pines. He was born June 8, 1924, in ...
Zora G. Sessoms
Zora G. Sessoms, 87, formerly of Jackson Springs, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living, in Candor. Briggs Funeral Home, Candor.
Claudia B. Blazek
Claudia Beuter Blazek, 83, passed away Monday, April 9, 2012, at HCR Manor Care of Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Beulah Hill Baptist Church, Pinehurst, with burial in the church cemetery. Family ...
Dennis L. Branson
Dennis Lee Branson, 62, of Southern Pines, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Kingswood Nursing Center, in Aberdeen. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Boles Funeral Home chapel, in Southern Pines, with ...
Donald L. Brower
Donald L. Brower, formerly of Robbins, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at his residence in Fort Washington, Md. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 13, at New Zion A.M.E. Zion Church, in Robbins. Burial will ...
Robert S. Campbell
Robert Sturdivant Campbell, 85, of Southern Pines, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Graveside services were held Monday, April 9, at Bethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen. Robert S. Campbell was born and raised in Aberdeen. He attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy ...
Maggie L. Carter
Maggie Lucille Carter, 87, of Robbins, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Peak Resources, in Carthage, surrounded by her family. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at Bright Light Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ralph ...
Donald R. Dees Sr.
Donald Ray Dees Sr., 74, of Carthage, passed away peacefully Friday April 6, 2012, at his home. A private graveside service was held Monday, April 9, at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Mr. Dees was born Aug. 5, 1937, in Rockingham, ...
James E. Kennedy
James Edison “Ed” Kennedy, 60, of Pinehurst, passed Monday, April 9, 2012, at his residence. A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Boles Funeral Home, in Southern Pines. A memorial service will be ...
Robert Murphy Sr.
Robert Murphy Sr., 75, of Southern Pines, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at his home A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Monday, April 16, at Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church, in Southern Pines. Visitation will be held from ...
Sam D. Prim
Sam D. Prim, 83, of Farm Life School Road, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at the home. A private memorial ...
Marjorie L. Richardson
Marjorie Lee Richardson, 89, of Southern Pines, died Saturday, April 7, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in the Clubhouse at Belle Meade, with the Rev. Grady Perryman officiating. She was born Aug. ...
Herman W. Russell
The Rev. Dr. Herman Wright Russell, 65, of Richmond, Va., entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday, April 6, 2012. Visitation was held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, followed by a funeral at 6:30 p.m., ...
Ruth K. Hayes
Ruth Elizabeth Kellogg Hayes, 99, died Monday, April 9, 2012, peacefully in her sleep. A memorial service will be held at a later date. She was born June 5, 1912, and was raised in Connecticut. She attended nursing school at ...
James E. Kennedy
James Edison “Ed” Kennedy, was called home to be with his Lord and maker Monday, April 9, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Katharine Gardner Kennedy, son of Joseph and Louise Kennedy and grandson of Stella and James Kennedy, ...
Eunice P. Brewer
Eunice Parsons Brewer, 86, of Star, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Phillips Funeral Home, Star.
Stoney Horner
Stoney Horner died Thursday April 12, 2012 at his residence. Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins.
Mildred K. Strickland
Mildred Kathleen Strickland, 91, formerly of Fayetteville, died Monday, April 9, 2012, at Kingswood Nursing Center. Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home, Fayetteville.
Henry D. Taylor
Henry Donald “Don” Taylor, 71, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium, Laurinburg.
Thomas L. Della Rossa
Thomas L. Della Rossa, 64, of Pinehurst, formerly of Hamilton Township, N.J., passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012. Tom Della Rossa was born Jan. 9, 1948, to Jessie and Thomas J. Della Rossa, in Trenton, N.J. He served in the ...
James E. Kennedy
James Edison “Ed” Kennedy, born on May 16, 1951, was called home to be with his Lord and maker on Monday, April 9, 2012. He is survived by his beloved wife, Katharine Gardner Kennedy. Ed was the son of Joseph ...
Colleen M. Seufert
Colleen Marie Seufert, 84, of Southern Pines, died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice in Pinehurst. She was supported by family members and hospice staff during her last week and passed quietly Saturday morning. Colleen was an active member ...
Sallie V. Sturdivant
Sallie Mae Vaughn Sturdivant, 67, of Aberdeen, passed Thursday, April 12, 2012, at her residence. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at the Bethlehem Baptist Church, Carthage, with the Rev. Donnie Gillis officiating. Burial ...
Henry Taylor
Henry “Don” Taylor, 71, of Laurinburg, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April, 15, at the East Laurinburg Pentecostal Holiness Church, with burial services at Oak ...
Michael R. Hartsell
Michael Ray Hartsell, 49, of Seagrove, died Friday April 13, 2012, at Baptist Medical Center, in Winston-Salem. Joyce-Brady Chapel, Bennett.
Jeanette Goins
Jeanette Goins, of West End, died Friday, April 13, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.
Lindon M. Kelly
Lindon Morris Kelly, 92, of Sanford, died Friday, April 13, 2012, at Parkview Retirement Center. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.
Harold Alexander Connell Jr.
Harold Alexander Connell Jr., 58, of Ramseur, died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at his residence. Loflin Funeral Home, Ramseur.
Robert "Howard" Hussey
Robert “Howard” Hussey, 58, of Seagrove, died Monday April 16, 2012, in Robbins. Joyce-Brady Chapel, Bennett.
Martha Lee Stone Lilly
Martha Lee Stone Lilly, 66, of Siler City, died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Wesley Long Community Hospital, Greensboro. Smith and Buckner Funeral Home, Siler City.
Clementine Young Bowling
Clementine Young Bowling, 72, of Pinehurst, died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at St. Peters Deliverance Church of God, Southern Pines. Walk-through visitation will be held ...
Annette Amoriello Fowler
Annette Amoriello Fowler, 55, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012. A visitation memorial will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at Boles Funeral Home, in Southern Pines. Annette was born June 8, 1956, in Reidsville, to ...
Jeanette Goins
Jeanette Goins, 55, of West End, died Friday, April 13, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at St. Ruth United Church of God, in West End. Visitation ...
Shelby Jean Phillips
Shelby Jean Phillips, 72, of High Falls, died Friday, April 13, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. A graveside memorial service was conducted at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Fair Promise United Methodist Church Cemetery, with Pastor ...
Hilda Mae Racey
Hilda Mae Racey, 77, born Hilda Viola Mae Funkhouser, of Edinburg, Va., passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at University of Virginia Medical Center, in Charlottesville. The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 16, at the Dellinger Funeral ...
Jamie Ray Richardson
Jamie Ray Richardson, 27, of West End, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Beulah Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Archie Stevens officiating. The family will receive friends from ...
Colleen M. Seufert
Colleen Marie Seufert, 84, of Southern Pines, died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice, in Pinehurst. She was supported by family members and hospice staff during her last week and passed quietly Saturday morning. A funeral Mass was conducted ...
Alfred Simmons Jr.
Alfred Simmons Jr., 87, of Jackson Springs, died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Providence Presbyterian Church, in Jackson Springs. Visitation will ...
Margaret D. King
Margaret Avaleen Donathan Lane King, 86, of West End, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 20, at Middlecross Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. ...
Glenda F. Manning
Glenda Faye Manning, 71, passed away Monday, April 16, 2012, at her home. Graveside services were held at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Hamilton Memorial Gardens, with Pastor Mike Pettengill officiating. A memorial service will be held at 4 ...
Catherine H. Oakes
Catherine Grace Hoover Oakes, 91, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at her residence. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, in Southern Pines, with interment to ...
Henry P. Seufert
Henry Paul Seufert, 87, of Southern Pines, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at his residence, supported by family members and FirstHealth Hospice staff. A funeral Mass will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, at St. Anthony of Padua ...
Richard E. Turner
Richard Eugene “Dick” Turner, 76, of Sanford, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, while vacationing at Myrtle Beach, S.C. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Jonesboro United Methodist Church parlor, in Sanford. ...
Charles F. Williams
Charles Francis Williams, 61, of Carthage, passed Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at his residence. A visitation will be held from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Boles Funeral Home, in Southern Pines. A graveside service will follow at ...
Curtis R. Thornton
Curtis Ray Thornton, 62, of Cameron, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Central Carolina Hospital, in Sanford. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.
Annie C. Armstrong
One of the biggest joys of Annie C. Armstrong’s life was sharing her boundless enthusiasm about books and learning with young people. Anne, who taught in Southern Pines early in her career, spent the bulk of her professional teaching career ...
Nancy Elizabeth Wilson Roberts
Nancy Elizabeth Wilson Roberts, 89, affectionately called “Nanky,” passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at Mount Hope Cemetery, in Southern Pines. ...
William E. Sherman
William E. Sherman, 81, of Pinehurst, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at Brownson Presbyterian Church. Bill was born April 28, 1930, ...
Kenneth Stultz
Kenneth Stultz, 85, of Southern Pines, died peacefully Monday, April 16, 2012, at his home, after a lengthy illness. Kenneth was born to Daniel Edgar and Mary Elizabeth Gosnell Stultz in Winchester, Va. He joined the Navy upon high school ...
Justin Christopher Feldt
Justin Christopher Feldt, 27, of Supply, N.C., died Thursday April 19, 2012, at his home. Cox Memorial Funeral Home, Vass.
Anthony C. Brewer
Anthony “Tony” Clyde Brewer, 68, died peacefully Monday, April 23, 2012, at UNC Hospitals. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Sanford. Burial will follow in Buffalo Cemetery. The family will ...
Kathy C. Fulford
Kathy Lee Carlyle Fulford, 53, of Supply, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Monday April 23, at Union Chapel Pentecostal Church, in Supply, with Pastor Regan Mintz officiating.The family received ...
Quintelle S. Gouldin
Quintelle Sue Gouldin, 53, of Rockingham, died Friday, April 20, 2012, at her sister Melinda’s home, in Aberdeen. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Harrington Funeral Home. A memorial service will follow in ...
George B. Lawson
George B. Lawson, 87, of Aberdeen, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at ManorCare, in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at Fairview Baptist Church, with the Rev. Donnie Gillis, Nancy Willard and Kenneth Rahal ...
Clifford H. Hoffman
Clifford Harry Hoffman, 92, of Southern Pines, formerly of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012. Funeral services to celebrate his life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Boles Funeral Home, in Pinehurst. Visitation will be ...
Mary J. Reeder
Mary “Frances” Jordan Reeder, 87, of Laurel Hill, formerly of the Bethel community, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. Funeral services were held Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Multitudes Church, in Laurinburg. Frances was born Feb. 4, 1925, in Moore ...
Zalmon O. Sherwood
Zalmon Omar “Bill” Sherwood, M.D., formerly of Seven Lakes, died Friday, April 20, 2012, at his home in Dallas, Texas. Services were private. Born May 13, 1922, to Della Gertrude Owen and Dr. Zalmon Omar Sherwood Sr., in Geneva, Ohio, ...
Joshua M. Fox
Joshua Matthew Fox, 26, of Aberdeen, died Sunday, April 22, 2012. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.
Myrtle E. Boyd
Myrtle Elizabeth “Betty” Boyd, 88, formerly of Southern Pines, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 23, 2012, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice and Palliative Care Center, in Winston-Salem. A celebration of Betty’s life will be ...
Amos Coleman
Amos Coleman, 79, died Friday, April 20, 2012, in Washington, D.C. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Purcell Funeral Home, in Laurinburg, with the Rev. Catherine Blue officiating. Burial will be in the McLaughlin ...
Betty T. Crow
Betty Thompson Crow, 81, formerly of Greenville, S.C., died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Penick Village, in Southern Pines. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at First Baptist Church of Southern Pines. The family ...
Joshua M. Fox
Joshua Matthew Fox, 26, of Aberdeen, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at his residence. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 30, at Boles Funeral Home, in Southern Pines, with a memorial service beginning ...
Margaret C. Motter
Margaret Anna Corning Motter, born March 9, 1926, in Washington, D.C., to Margaret Whiteford Corning and Edward Burton Corning, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Southern Pines. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5, ...
Antoinette G. Peterson
Antoinette Georgia Peterson, 72, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 30, at Boles Funeral Home, in Pinehurst, with a reception to follow. ...
Kathleene P. Williams
Kathleene Purvis Williams, 86, formerly of Robbins, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012, at St. Joseph of the Pines Health Center. A graveside committal service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, ...
Mary D. Jordan
Mary Daniel Jordan, 83, of Southern Pines, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Aberdeen Elementary School auditorium. Walk-through viewing will be ...
Thomas Robert Duggan
Thomas Robert Duggan, 90, of Pinehurst, passed Saturday, April 28, 2012, at the FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Mr. Duggan was born October 10, 1921, in Somerville, Mass., to the late Daniel and Cecelia (Humphries) Duggan. A funeral Mass will ...
Louise Knotoff
Louise Knotoff, 60, of Whispering Pines, formerly of East Quogue, N.Y., died peacefully at her home Saturday, April 21, 2012, with her husband and family by her side, after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service celebrating her life ...
Antoinette Georgia Peterson
Antoinette Georgia Peterson, 72, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 30, at Boles Funeral Home, in Pinehurst, with a reception to follow. ...
Barbara Lynn (Randall) Salter
In celebration of the past life of Barbara Lynn (Randall) Salter, who passed on April 18, 2012. How do you sum up the life of someone who loved everything? You share some of her experiences. Barbara touched lives from New ...
